Margrave Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Margrave Surname Definition:

Germ, markgraf an office and title of dignity, of common origin with marquis, or lord marcher-one who had charge of the frontier of the country.

Margrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5641:642,65851,628
England2711:205,60217,801
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Margrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Germ, markgraf an office and title of dignity, of common origin with marquis, or lord marcher-one who had charge of the frontier of the country.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Margrave Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Margrave Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Margrave is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Margrave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margrave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 409,546th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Margrave live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 642,658. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 22 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Margrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Margrave has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margrave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Margrave surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

Margrave earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margraves94199/
Margreave941/
Margravie941/
Margreaves8915/
Margrove8866/
Margrabe8866/
Margreve8858/
Margrève8840/
Mergrave880/
Morgrave880/
Margraber8213/
Morgraves820/
Margroves820/
Markgraber7826/
Morgrove751/
Moorgrove713/
Mourgrabi591/

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